On the Significance of Recirculation between Intakes and Outfalls of Desalination and Thermal Power Plants
In this study,a quantitative analysis is performed to examine the effect of recirculation between the intake and outfall to the operational performance of coastal desalination as well as thermal power plants.The results show that the effect of recirculation to desalination plants is substantially more significant than that of thermal power plants,with the increase in salinity of the ambient waters near the intake having a direct impact on the operating cost of the desalting process.Thus,it is important to minimise the magnitude of recirculation for a desalination plant.The potentially higher initial capital cost required (such as placing the outfall further offshore) can be compensated by the corresponding savings in the operation cost in the long run.
Recirculation intake outfall thermal power plant desalination plant
Adrian W.K. Law
DHI-NTU Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute ;School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
国内会议
青岛
英文
163-169
2011-06-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）